The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-10-06
COERCION'S FIRST BLOOD.
COLLISION BETWEEN THE PEASANT
RY AND THE POLICE.

Two of the Nationalist Killed and Several
Editor O'Brien Arrested and Taken to
Cork Where Another Riot Takes Place
Irritated by the Military.
DUBLIN, Sept. i0.-As result Of the in
>dignation meeting held at Mitchelltown Fri
day for the purpose of condenining the course
of the government toward Ireland, a conflict
arose between the people and the police. The
riot originated in an attempt to assault the
government stenographer who was present TO
take down the speeches of Labouchere and
others The police essayed TO protect the
stenographer and were set upon by the crowd,
whereupon the constables charged upon the
crowd and lepulsed them. The mob rallied
and made desperate attempt to seize the
stenographer when the police fired into them,
killing two men and wouuding several The
crowd then withdrew, but are constantly re-
ceiving reinforcements, and threaten to re-
new their attack on the constabulary.
The force of police repulsed by the mob
was sixty strong aud fully armed The
crowd used sticks and stones as weapons and
severely injured several Of the constables,
who forbore to fire upon their assailants
After receiving reinforcements the police adj
vanced upon the crowd and commanded
them to disperse. This command was met
with shout of defiance and the mob again
rushed at the constables. The officer in COM
mand of the police gave the order to fire and
six rounds of rifle balls were poured into the
crowd. Two men fell dead and several sank
to the ground badly wounded, the mob re-
treating and finally breaking into sections
and dispensing. Later, they reasSembled
\ 1.lo IN, iY,o ottitu1a hut
they made no attempt to attack the police
they were not disturbed. There are signs,
however, that further trouble will occur be-
fore order is restored.
Another account says the government
stenographer was endeavoring with the aid
of the po:ice to push through the crowd to
the front of the platform, when the crowd
resisted aud attacked the police with sticks
and stones Condor addressed the crowd
and succeeded in pacifying them, and then
Dillon spoke advising them to treat the police
with silent contempt, because home rule was
nearly won, and when it became an eStab-
lishel fact the Irish forces would be urder
control of the people instead of their enemies
The speech of Dillon had little effect upon the
sxasperated crowd and the conflict between
them and the police was shortly afterward
renewed, the police being driven into their
barracks. From this point of vantage the
police fired into the crowd, killing one man
instantly, fatally wounding auother who has
since died, and severely injuring several
others. Taking advantage of the democrat
zing effect of their fire the police sailed
forth from the barracks and charged upon
the mob with fixed bayonets. This was more
than the crowd could stand, and they made
haste to dispeIse.
DUBLIN, Sept. 12.--OBrien was arrested
Sunday while seeing Labouchere off Oh the
steamer for England. Mitchelltown was
| quiet during the day. The public funeral of
| Lonergan, who was killed in Fridays fight,
! will he the occasion of great demonstration.
The man s;ninnecli and the boy Casey, who
were wounded, are dying. Casey, in his
| ante-mortem S: statement, says he was shot by
Head Constable O'Sullivan, who fired from
the barracks window. Mr.. O'Brien spent the
night in custody at the Imperial hotel here, and
was conveyed by the officers to Mtchelltown
Monday He was accompanied by Mr.. Hair
| ringtun, who viii act as his counsel. Mr..
| O'Erien denies most emphatidally the asser-
| ton that he boarded the steamer with tha III
| tention of going to England to avoid arrest.
| Cork, Sept 13.-Mr William OBrien
was brought hero Monday. He was met at
the depot Ivy the mayor AMI numerous
| friends who received the patriot enthusi-
astically. Two hundred police and n strong
| guard of military were ready to escort him
to the court housa. II, was taken there and
formally charged, and then he was taken to
the Jail. On the way to Jail the people Mt
tackled the troops and police with shower
| of stones. Some of thu latter We're wounded.
The police charged upon the crowd that
| lined tie streets and wounded many of them
severely The mayor complained TO Magis-
| trate Gardner of the presence of the mill
tary and such number of police They
were unnecessary, he claimed, and irritated
| the people to violence.
| MIrCHELLTOwN, Sept. Is. - Thousands
took part Monday in the funeral procession
| of Lonergan, the old man killed 10y the rife
voley of the police Friday. The procession
started about : o'clock in the afternoon. 1t
was fully half mile long, and conducted in
an orderly manner. The vast numbers qui-
| city dispersed after the funeral. public
house riot occurred az Ballyporeen Sunday
night, which was the occasion of another con-
illct between the police and the people. The
| police used their clubs on the rioters who
after hard tussle compelled the police to re-
treat to their barracks. From this security
the latter fired upon the crowd. However,
no serious injuries were received Several
arrests have heeu made.